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From Ronaldo to Verratti, here are some of the biggest confirmed transfers and transfer rumours from around Spain. Barcelona The Spanish giants have been quiet early on in the summer, however, they continue to be strongly linked with PSG midfielder Marco Verratti. Hector Bellerin is also linked with a move back to Barcelona, having grown […]
Duking it out for a much sought-after Libertadores place, Avellaneda rivals Racing and Independiente finished 4th and 6th respectively. While rarely outside the top 10, both struggled for any consistency but managerial changes midway through the campaign prompted upturns in form and strong finishes to the season. Racing eschewed a cautious approach for a more […]
They say that there is no “I” in team. Well, the World Cup final between Germany and Brazil in 2002 was a one man show. Years before the name Ronaldo became synonymous with the outstanding Portugal forward, there was a decent Brazilian striker who was known as Ronaldo. For the best part of a decade, […]
Jerome Boateng to Manchester City Jerome Boateng has been linked with a transfer to Pep Guardiola’s side Manchester City, the manager who really helped him to establish himself on the world stage during his time at Bayern Munich overcoming his injury problems that had left his career stalled prior to his move to the Bavarian […]
Contrary to widespread belief, the squad was not assembled from the far reaches of the globe as like in a superhero movie. They were already together, preparing for a friendly with CIS (Russia and Ukraine) when the phone call came. The day before that call was made, war-torn Yugoslavia had been sanctioned by the United […]
Equality in sport is always a big topic, so to try and raise awareness 30 women from 6 different continents came together on June 24th with what they believe to be a Guinness World Record idea… Most amateur footballers struggle to get out of bed on a Sunday morning to play a game of football […]
The decline of Leeds United from early-2000s big spenders to Football League regulars has been well documented. The club’s financial difficulties made them a byword for fiscal responsibility before the demise of Portsmouth in the 2010s. Key assets such as Harry Kewell, Alan Smith and Mark Viduka were sold off to keep the club afloat […]
For the 32nd time in their history Boca Juniors have been crowned champions of Argentina. Los Xeneize were dealt a blow halfway through their campaign when influential captain Carlos Tevez upped sticks and joined Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League for a reported £600,00 per week. Boca coped well initially, winning 4 of the first […]
DC United 2-1 Atlanta United FC DC United earned a much-needed win for their climb from the bottom of the MLS in this error-filled win over Atlanta. Atlanta took the lead in the 17th minute after an erroneous pass by DC United gave possession to Atlanta who pounced with a well-executed through pass and low […]
This World Cup Last 16 game between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia promised to be an entertaining fixture, and it certainly lived up to expectation. The Netherlands team boasted a mouth-watering array of talent, with stars such as Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars and the de Boer brothers lining up for Guus Hiddink’s side. They had finished […]
This time of year you’d be expecting to hear about new additions to your clubs and now is no different. AS Roma and Inter Milan have been active in the transfer window with Juan Jesus trading Inter for Roma as well as other business being done. Both teams have also had their new Nike away […]
Saturday, June 24 Defensa y Justicia 1-0 Gimnasia La Plata Defensa y Justicia secured themselves continental football as they beat Gimnasia 1-0. DyJ were dominant throughout the game but were unable to break the deadlock. However, River Plate loanee Alexander Barboza scored an 81th-minute penalty to keep all three points in Florencio Varela. The defender […]
This week two news articles from different sides of the Atlantic caught my eye. They were about different subjects in football but they play into the same idea of why certain people are hired to be managers at the professional level, and some are not. The first was an article from the States about the […]
A round-up of Serie A’s confirmed transfers and the hottest rumours as we approach the official start of the transfer window. Atalanta Atalanta’s biggest challenge in the transfer window is keeping the band who secured an impressive top four finish together this season. However, key players have already left or are rumoured to leave in […]
No, this is not a shout out to former Roman emperor Julius Caesar, nor is it a reference to the mediocre George Clooney movie, but rather it is giving credit to Brazil’s goalkeeper, Julio Cesar, and his performance against Chile in this Round of 16 tie in Belo Horizonte. Today’s featured World Cup Calendar match […]
It’s just over a month since Paul Clement and Swansea City escaped the clutches of relegation to the Championship, but now there seems to be even better news for the people of Swansea. No, I’m not talking about a new signing, but a new shirt sponsor, just stay with me. This isn’t your ordinary Adidas […]
Germany v England, 2010, this game certainly wasn’t short of talking points. Most of the world will remember this game as a complete and utter dismantling of a disjointed England team. The English will refer to this game as a complete robbery. Admittedly, Frank Lampard had a perfectly good goal wrongfully ruled out. What the […]
When I wrote the review for this series, I stated that I’d be covering the good, the bad and the ugly of all things World Cup. I’ve reviewed plenty of good games thus far, and a few ugly moments *cough cough Luis Suarez*, but now it’s my unfortunate duty to report the worst game of […]
Sligo Rovers remained mired in the relegation battle in the Premier Division of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division as they were beaten 2-0 by Bohemian FC in Dalymount Park. As has become the case in recent times they were struck by the curse of the former player with Keith Ward and Dinny Corcoran both […]
Sometimes in a game of football, a referee just loses control. Crazily enough, in a game in which Russian referee Valentin Ivanov brandished sixteen yellow cards and four reds, you’d be hard pressed to say that he lost the plot. There were few sickeningly disgusting challenges in the game, but there were just a crazy […]
